Since 1997 he has worked on various photographic projects in Ireland, Europe & America.

He was senior photographer / Co. Editor at DIG BMX magazine from 1997-2013.

Collections of his work have been published by Cafe Royal, Drago, Damiani, Holy Land Pros & Audit.

Ricky's work is held in Tate/Parr collection, BnF (Bibioteque national de France), Bower Ashton Library & the Australian Centre of Photography.

He continues to work on long term projects.

Book Publications:

'M1' (Audit, 2018)

Selected by Martin Parr to be held in the Tate / Parr collection

“Beautifully photographed and published, the series perfectly sums up our modern throw-away cultures relationship to waste … M1 is a comment on photographic seeing, the shared language of photography and the photo book itself." Photomonitor, 2018

'Belfast Punk' Warzone Centre 1997 - 2003 (Damiani, 2017)

“Ricky Adam documented the grassroots punk scene of the Warzone collective in late 90s Belfast – complete with spiked hair, impromptu naps and confused kids” The Guardian, February 2017

“The book documents a small window in time; one in which the alternative ethos of the punk scene became a liberating space for many coming of age in the shadow of Northern Ireland's violent past” ID magazine, March 2017

‘Bins Bogs & Burials’ (Cafe Royal, 2017)

Originally commissioned by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland in 2000

“These images prove that being a punk is not a function of being part of ‘just another subculture’ but about a group of isolated people making this weird fucked up family where it’s perfectly alright to be in your head.” Maximum Rock N’ Roll, September 2013

Red Bull Illume is an international photography contest dedicated to adventure and action sports. It showcases the most creative and captivating photography on the planet and aims to bring the public closer to the world of action sports.

Photographic collaboration with Defgrip &Quintin creating t-shirts and hats featuring photos from The Imprint Project photo show. Shirt features a photo of Mike Tag at Stockwell skatepark in London - 2011